Dec 06, 2008 nevada ballet theatre dazzles audiences with its holiday favorite, the nutcracker. Nutcracker offers hours of quality, grace las vegas. In 2004 he was the recipient of the music centers spotlight awards. Bay pointe ballets principal performance venue is the san mateo performing arts center, with tours to other cities including reno, nevana. Prior to bay pointe ballet, bruce steivel served as artistic director at several major companies around the globe including bern stadt theatre, hong kong ballet, universal ballet of korea, nevada ballet theatre and serbian national ballet. Oct 24, 2012 being an artistic director of two companies an ocean apart is certainly an interesting assignment. Although in its fifth season, the production projects a new image with the. Nevada ballet theatre looks inward for artistic director. She is a graduate of the worldfamous vaganova ballet academy in st. Currently she works at western ballet as the assistant to the artistic director. Directing the disappearing dancers south china morning post.
She is an awardwinning choreographer with multiple criticallyacclaimed works, and engages in continuing dance education taking master classes and attending conventions with other dance instructors and industry legends from around the world. Bruce steivel is currently artistic director of bay pointe ballet bpb, located in south san francisco, ca. His repertoire includes swan lake, sleeping beauty copelia, giselle, cinderella, nutcracker, george balanchines serenade, allegro brilliant, four temperaments, somnambular, and most famous classical ballet. Dec 01, 2009 peninsula ballet theatre in san mateo, ca prides itself on being the second oldest professional dance company in the san francisco bay area. Nbt brings artistic director bruce steivels the nutcracker to the pioneer for its third year this week. Vets provide interim guidance for oakland ballet sfgate. Bay pointe ballet, 271 wattis way, south san francisco, ca 2019. Bay pointe ballet is led by internationally known artistic director, bruce steivel. The company ran ads and sent notices to local dance studios, opening auditions for the nutcracker to any local child who wanted to dance. Cathy colbert as arabian in bruce steivel s the nutcracker photo by john hanson. He assumed sulichs name appeared as founder and artistic director emeritus on the. Cathy colbert as arabian in bruce steivel s the nutcracker photo. Trudi angel is the artistic director for northern california ballet. Sep 06, 2009 the other day someone mentioned if i had heard that bruce steivel, the former artistic director of nevada ballet theatre, was recently appointed the new ad of peninsula ballet theatre in northern california.
Bay pointe ballet, 271 wattis way, south san francisco, ca 2020. Nutcracker with peninsula ballet theatre, san mateo, ca. Nutcracker with peninsula ballet theatre, san mateo, ca youtube. Nevada ballet selects interim artistic director las vegas.
Previous roles include albrecht in giselle, tea man in george balanchines the nutcracker, principal in alfonzo figerouras changes, hues and the awakening, furbo in graham lustigs pulcinella, russian in bruce steivels the nutcracker, michael in bruce steivels peter pan, and puck in bruce steivels a midsummer nights dream. James canfield arrives monday to serve as nevada ballet theatres interim artistic director following the abrupt departure of the companys 10year artistic director bruce steivel. No sooner did artistic director bruce steivel arrive with his wife amanda olivier, than he demanded that cheung and mochizuki sit elsewhere. He has previously held the title of artistic director at several major companies around the globe including bern stadt theatre, hong kong ballet, universal ballet, nevada ballet theatre and serbian national ballet. Sep 02, 2009 lowe and another oakland ballet veteran, ballerina jenna mcclintock, have been hired on an interim basis to keep the company dancing until a permanent artistic director is found to succeed guidi. Jeremiah crank and edilsa armendariz star in peninsula ballet theatres production of nutcracker. I already have brought one male dancer from san mateo to perform with the company in belgrade and intend to bring three dancers from belgrade to san mateo to perform this season. Bay pointe ballet is a classical ballet company based in south san francisco and is led by artistic director bruce steivel. Our artistic director, keisha gervaisstewart has been a professional dance instructor for over 15 years and has vast experience and training in all our offered dance programs. New professional ballet companies dont come along every day, so the emergence of bay pointe ballet in south san francisco is worth noting. By 2006 he joined the nevada ballet theatre and took on lead roles in bruce steivel s acclaimed ballet, dracula, and in val caniparolis lambarenga, and in george balanchines who cares. She has also performed works by vicente nebrada, yanis pikieris and alexi zubiria. May 09, 2014 new professional ballet companies dont come along every day, so the emergence of bay pointe ballet in south san francisco is worth noting.
Carlos carvajal director emeritis, bruce steivel, artistic director, our amazing staff, the dancers and families. His favorite dance styles are contemporary, the bournonville technique and spanish. Nevada ballet selects interim artistic director las. Ballet west for children program description the ballet west for children program is designed to give elementary school audiences an introduction to the art of ballet. He has danced works by roy tobias, oleg vinogradov,james jeon, bruce steivel, val caniparoli, bruce mark, and peter anastos. Founded in 1960 by marietta native iris hensley, the georgia ballet is a nonprofit organization committed to inspiring the public through professional ballet performance, unparalleled dance training and meaningful community outreach. The faculty is dedicated to providing exceptional dance education, with an emphasis on nurturing and fostering creative and artistic expression among children and professionals alike.
Professional ballet company in sf bay area set bruce steivel ballets. New twists breathe life into nbts nutcracker las vegas. A small touring group comprised of ballet west ii company dancers and a narrator performs the presentation entitled, ballet and the nutcracker. Lowe and another oakland ballet veteran, ballerina jenna mcclintock, have been hired on an interim basis to keep the company dancing until a permanent artistic director is. At bay pointe ballet, amanda was an ongoing student of advanced ballet technique, taking classes with artistic director bruce steivel and guest teachers from ballet san jose. Artistic director bruce steivel has created a delightful nutcracker for one of the south bays charming professional companies, peninsula ballet theatre. Led by artistic director bruce steivel, bay pointe ballet school offers students and professionals in the bay area with the highest quality dance training. More than that, it has an internationally prominent new artistic director bruce steivel to lend to the production new perspective and new life in the 15th year of the carvajal version. Nutcracker is everyones favorite family friendly ballet directed by internationally renowned bruce steivel, artistic director of peninsula ballet theatre. I plan to incorporate the dancers from both countries into several productions. Founded in 20 by artistic director bruce steivel, bay pointe ballet presents a season of fulllength ballets each year. Artistic director bruce steivel completely rechoreographed the work shortly after becoming nbts artistic director. Dawn bandy has extensive training in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, modern, hip hop and tumbling.
Childrens rehearsal for bruce steivels nutcracker youtube. In the spooky month of october, its the monsters time to shine, with zombies on tv, ghosts in the movies and, at the fox theater on friday, vampires on the. Several of his works are currently in the repertoire of five major dance companies. Oct, 20 4th rehearsal for mother ginger children bon bons for bruce steivel s production of the nutcracker. In its second year of production, steivels version of the christmas ballet keeps to the traditional story yet offers some very appropriate narrative additions.
Since returning to richmond in september 20 amanda has been teaching ballet, attending adult classes at richmond ballet with susan massey, and is now thrilled to be. For the last twenty years she has been continuously growing and improving northern california ballet. Nevada ballet theatre is based in las vegas but hopes to make reno a regular part of its season. Nevada ballet theatre dazzles audiences with its holiday. Petersburg ballet russia and the nevada ballet theatre united states. Jennifer weatherburnthiemet artistic director jennifer weatherburn thiemet is a former principal dancer with aybt with extended studies at canadas national ballet school where she trained intensely in the cecchetti syllabus and attended the teachers training program. Bruce steivel, artistic director of bay pointe ballet and his dancers will be performing his choreographed performance of the nutcracker at the san mateo performing arts center on dec. Nevada ballet theatre dazzles audiences with its holiday favorite, the nutcracker. Bay pointe ballet bpb was a classical ballet company based in south san francisco and was led by artistic director bruce steivel.
As a professional dancer at hubbard street dance in chicago performing has taken her all over the world. The season also includes a new works program of new ballets created by emerging and established bay area choreographers. Nutcracker is a tradition that has been a part of our. Dracula a ballet viewers can sink teeth into archives. Petersburg, russia and the former principal dancer of the st. Elena is the academy director of brevard ballet academy. Nutcracker is a tradition that has been a part of our history for over 20 years. As artistic director for nevada ballet theatre, steivel expanded the repertoire by adding thirty ballets thirteen from visiting choreographers and seventeen of his own creation. Choreographed by former artistic director bruce steivel during his tenure in las vegas and staged by ballet mistress and former principal dancer clarice geisselrathers, the nutcracker is. Classical ballet performances include the nutcracker and coppelia and contemporary performances include dracula and peter pan, both conceived and choreographed by steivel. Bruce steivel, the artistic director who replaced sulich, said thursday he hadnt read the program wordforword.
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